Overview
- Julian Brandt struck on 44 minutes from Yan Couto’s cut-back, with captain Nico Schlotterbeck adding a second around the hour.
- The victory stretched Dortmund’s Bundesliga unbeaten run to six and ended Hoffenheim’s six-match unbeaten sequence.
- Serhou Guirassy’s league drought continued as he clipped a late chance off the crossbar.
- Hoffenheim defender Bernardo collected his fifth yellow card of the season and will miss the next league match.
- The home win offered a measured response to Dortmund’s DFB-Pokal exit to Leverkusen earlier in the week.